Ektaa Center

The Ektaa Center is committed to create an awareness and understanding of the traditional arts of India, using diverse mediums such as dance, music, theater, and other related arts to help build better communities in Southern California.

The Ektaa Center strives to foster cross-cultural exchange in this multi ethnic community, with the belief that education and knowledge of cultures creates better communities.  At the same time, the Center strives to preserve ancient cultures through education, community involvement, and sponsorship of the performing arts.

As a grantee of ACTA's Living Cultures Grants Program in 2010, the Ektaa Center received support for their Nachle India 2 project, designed to inspire an ongoing dialogue between the artist community and audiences about classicism and its reinvention.  A series of performances will juxtapose at least three classical Indian dance disciplines in traditional and progressive concerts.  The purpose is to demonstrate how some traditional artists are breaking the mold in their quest to convey creations of contemporary relevance to today’s audience yet stay grounded in the traditions that they spring from.